3.3. Additional Resources
For more information about security updates, ways of applying them, the Red Hat Customer Portal, and related topics, see the resources listed below.
Installed Documentation
- yum(8) — The manual page for the Yum package manager provides information about the way Yum can be used to install, update, and remove packages on your systems.
- rpmkeys(8) — The manual page for the
rpmkeys
utility describes the way this program can be used to verify the authenticity of downloaded packages.
Online Documentation
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 System Administrator's Guide — The System Administrator's Guide for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 documents the use of the
Yum
andrpm
commands that are used to install, update, and remove packages on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 systems. - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 SELinux User's and Administrator's Guide — The SELinux User's and Administrator's Guide for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 documents the configuration of the SELinux mandatory access control mechanism.
Red Hat Customer Portal
- Red Hat Customer Portal, Security — The Security section of the Customer Portal contains links to the most important resources, including the Red Hat CVE database, and contacts for Red Hat Product Security.
- Red Hat Security Blog — Articles about latest security-related issues from Red Hat security professionals.
See Also
- Chapter 2, Security Tips for Installation describes how to configure your system securely from the beginning to make it easier to implement additional security settings later.
- Section 4.9.2, “Creating GPG Keys” describes how to create a set of personal GPG keys to authenticate your communications.